Weather stripping



May 23, 1933e H R, HORN 1,910,695

WEATHER STRIPPING Filed Dec. l, 1951 ATTORNEY.:l

Patenfea May 23, 1933 1,910,695

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE l HAROLD B. HORN, 0F CINCINNATI, OHIO WEATHER STRIPPING Application Med December 1, 1831. Serial No. 578,265.

My invention relates to weather strips for may also be used on the sides and tops of doors windows, doors and the like, and has or its and the meeting rails, heads, centers and sills object the provision of weather stripping of different types of windows and doors. which'may be economically constructed, and The above objects and other advantages to 5 which may be applied without reconstrucwhich reference will be made, I accomplish 55 tion, change or removal of the window frame by that certain combination and arrangement or sash or the door opening in which it is to of. parts of which I have shown a preferred be applied. modification.

It is an object of my invention to provide In the drawing r lo a weather strip which is self-adjusting to Flgllle 1 is a cross section of a side of a 60 any warping or shrinking of the sash or double-hung Window sash, showing the Winrame. Another object'of my invention is d0W StI1piI1 place in the guiding groove. the provision of a weather stripwhich will F1g. 2 1s a cross section ofthe meeting rails have resilient double contact between the 0f a ClOllble hung Window, showing the Win- 15 frame and sash, dow strip in place. 65

Another Object of my invention is the pm- F1g. 3 is a cross section of the head of' the vision of a strip which, because of themanframe, and tile OD 0f the upper Sash of a ner in which its edges are folded, reinforces WlndOW SuOYVlng One manner 0r mounting tue the strip. It further accommodates itself in- WmuOW s trlpo conspicuously to irregularities in the con- F1122 4 1S a C1`0S SeClOIl 0f, a door and a 70 struction of the windows and doors or frames door rrelne SnOWlnte manner 0r mounting in which the strip is used. the Strlpln Plaee- 4 A still'further object of my invention is the F15 5 1S e PerSPeetlYe VleW er e Portion 0f provision of a weather strip which may be e' Weeuner Strlp mede 1n eeeerdenee With my formed in a continuous operation with form- 1nVent10n- 75 mgl-011813, fIhe Weather strip may made of any I provide a sp1-ing strip having a channeled sultable flex1bl'e sprmg materlal, such as sheet base which ma be convexed so that the head brass; Referring first t0 Flg- 5, I heVe ShOWH of a nail may be countersunk therein, therea StrlP haVlne bese 1 two obtuse angled legs by minimizing the likelihood of the nail com- 2; 2a exrendlng our 1n e trough-like fermil- 80 ing loose or scratching the sash. From the rlun- The base 1 1S Wlde enough t0 Provide channel two legs extend at obtuse angles, and Paee for e neu er Screw need, Such 8S S i11- Athe end edges of the legs are folded back into dlcuted, et 3 in F1g- The tWO legs 2- 2 give surface contact with the legs thereby providdouble eusnlon Sprlng t0 the StrlP and eSO mg 3, rounded bearing Surface which will 1 afford double cpntact with the frame. The B5 low the Window 0r door t0 move with Nigelshape of thestmp tends to hold the two outer ence to the strip without being cut or gouged. edges 4 4v tlgntly egnlnst the Window Seen A further object of the rolling back of the meklnfl e dOUble @Orltflct With the Window.'

o edges 0f the legs is to provide a smooth, Also, due tn this spring tension of the maroundedsurface which will not cuta persons 'reflui 0f Whlen the Srrrln is mede r'ne Strip iingers when the sash or frames are being 1S Self-adjusting to any warping or shrinkcleaned. 'llhe turned back edges also rein- 111g 0f the Sash or frame, due to changing force the strip and permit its attachment in Weather Conditions. In my preferred form 5 various positions as Will be described, which the outer edges 4, 4, of the strip are rolled or make the strip adapted for use 'with diifercnt hemmed by turning'the edges completely over types of sashes and doors regardless of .so as to lap onto themselves, These smooth whether or not the seal is for a side, top, botrolled edges prevent the edges from cutting tom, or center ofthe o enings. into the sash or frame when the window is While my new strip 1s particularly adapted slid up and down, and also give arigidity to ,00 for use with double hung sliding Windows, it the entire strip., When washing the winl dows, this hemmed edge prevents the cutting of the fingers.

When placing the strip in a double hung window, it is not necessary to remove the sash. rllhe stri is merely slid between they sash 5 and the rame 6 (in Fig. l) and nails 3 are driven in at spaced intervals along the base 1, fastening the strip to the frame. lin this position of the window it is not necessary to nail the strip the full length of the strip, because the window holds the strip under tension and vpresses the two inside corners of the base tightly against the frame, whether it is nailed or not.

ln placing the strip between the meeting rails of a double hung window, it has been found preferable to nail the strip with the legs extending toward the inner surface of the lower rail of the upper window as indicated in Fig. 2. Nails may be applied to one of the reinforced edges 4 to secure the strip to the upper part of the upper rail. Numeral 7 indicates the rail of the top window, and 8 the rail of the lower window in a double sash window. The strip is fastened by nails 3 inserted through the edge 4 of the strip in such a way that the channel 1 is pressed against the rail 8 and the opposite vedge 4 is pressed against the rail 7 when the window is closed. In this construction it is possible to open and close the window without thev edges of the rails catching on the strips. y

lin placing the vstrip between the top of the window sash and the frame, it has been found advisable to Afasten the strip by one edge onto the sash itself, as shownpin Figure 3. lin this figure the strip is fastened through one edge 4 by a nail 3 to the top of the upper sash 9, so that the side of the strip nearest the nail 3 lies against the sash 9. rThe opposite edge 4 is pressed against the frame 10 when the upper sash is closed. AThis method may also be used in fastening the strip .to the bottom of the lower sash between it and the sill, or any. of the other methods shownin the figures may be used, such as nailing the strip to the sill, or nailing to the head of frame between top of upper sash and the frame.

When using the strip in a door, the preferred method of attachment is shown in Figure 4. rfhe strip is fastened to the door frame 11 at one edge 4 by a nail 3, so that the flat part of the strip nearest the nail will lie flat against the door frame. The nailed edge is closest to the open edge 12 of the frame, so that when the door 13 is closed it will not catch on the strip.

It is an important feature of my invention that the strip may be nailed or screwed into position in more than one position, with the fastener in either case passing through a reinforced portion ofthe strip. llf the strip is attached by its base as shown in Figure 1,

` remesa the angled portions where the legs branch out reinforce the strip; and if the strip 4is attached as indicated in the other figures, then the doubly folded edge provides the reinforcement. llf the base channel is convex, as shown in Figure 1, the nail head forms a countersunk recess within which the nail head seats.

Having thus described my invention, what ll claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A weather strip having a plurality of reinforced attaching portions.

2. A weather strip having a plurality of reinforced attaching portions comprising a channeled base and folded over edges.

3. A-weather stri comprising achanneled base and resilient legs extending at obtuse angles to said base, said channeled base haveach edge bearing portion to its middle bear- Y ing portion, to provide the effective resiliency of the strip.

5. A weather strip having parallel obtuse angle bends both in the same direction along its middle, and being arched in said direction between s-aid bends, whereby said bends form transversely spaced lines of bearing, and having its longitudinal vedge portions folded inward, forming two-pl rims, each aHording a relatively wide sti ened bearing portion,

`whereby said strip may be non-tiltably attached by fastening means passed through i either one of the edge bearin portions or through the arched middle portlon, said strip being single-ply and substantially straight from each edge bearing portion to the respective line of bearing, to provide the effective resiliency of the strip.

6. A weather strip having parallel obtuse vangle bends both in the same direction along its middle, and being arched in said direction between said bends, whereby said bends form transversely spaced lines of bearing whereby the strip may be non-tiltably attached by a headed fastening element passed through the arched portion, 1n which portion the head of v the element may be sunk, said strip having its longitudinal edges bent to form sti'ened convex bearing surfaces and being substantially straight from each of said edges to the respective line of bearing, to provide the eective resiliency of the strip.

HAROLD R. HORN. 

